Acting director general of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Cornel Feruta received the credentials of Sultan bin Salmeen al-Mansouri as permanent representative of Qatar to the IAEA in Vienna yesterday. The IAEA acting DG praised the existing co-operation between Qatar and the IAEA, particularly Qatar’s continuous support to the IAEA’s various programmes and projects to enhance international co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in the world. For his part, the ambassador stressed the importance of the IAEA’s role in preventing nuclear proliferation, developing nuclear technologies and delivering them to the member states. He also commended the IAEA’s technical assistance to Qatari institutions.